by Riley Smith | Jan 30, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Former South Dakota Secretary of Agriculture Lucas Lentsch stepped into the CEO job for the United Soybean Board (USB) earlier this month. Lentsch talked about how the USB handles the national soybean checkoff dollars. Lentsch said his past job experience made moving...
by Riley Smith | Jan 30, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
For the 20th consecutive year, Farm Credit Services of America is sharing a portion of its net earnings with customer-owners through its cash-back dividend program. Jim Knuth, senior vice president of lending with Farm Credit Services of America, said customers can...
by Riley Smith | Jan 29, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
As cattle producers prepare to face a year full of issues like drought and tighter margins, they need to use every resource they can to make things even a little bit easier. Grazing management can go a long way to help with that, especially when it comes to rotational...
by Riley Smith | Jan 29, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
In 2008, Korean citizens protested the return of U.S. beef to the market following a 2003 finding of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). Now, according to the latest consumer perception survey, a record 70% of Korean consumers say U.S. beef is safe, and nearly 70%...
by Riley Smith | Jan 26, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Carbon markets aren’t just for grain producers to take advantage of. Livestock producers can also utilize certain grazing practices to get some extra revenue from carbon market programs. Del Ficke of Graze Master talked about the opportunities that are available to...
